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Come step back in time with us at the Sam Houston Museum and learn about our university's namesake. Walk the actual property once owned by Sam and Margaret Houston. Visit with costumed interpreters to learn about life on the Houston Farm and Texas in the 1850s.See the Houston family home, known as the Woodland Home, on its original site; Bear Bend Cabin, reported to be Sam's hunting lodge; and the Houston Mercantile in the Roberts-Farris Cabin, representing the Maryville, Tennessee store of the early 1800s that Sam worked in when he was a young man. Then tour the Memorial Museum (free admission during the event time, 9 a.m. to noon) and view the permanent exhibits of the museum, including the largest collection of Houston artifacts and memorabilia anywhere.
Please note this is Bearkat Family Day at Sam Houston State University.
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1836 Sam Houston Avenue , Huntsville, TX, United States, Texas 77340
